Glenn Beck quietly dropped a promo for a new project called “George AI” and the left-wing press predictably lost its mind. Within hours outlets criticizing the clip flooded social feeds, calling the AI a stunt and accusing it of parroting Beck’s own views — an accusation Beck has publicly and loudly rejected.
So what is George AI? Beck says it’s a proprietary AI “librarian” built from his massive private collection of founding-era documents and writings, and it will be the centerpiece of a new platform called The Torch due to launch Jan. 5, 2026. He insists the system responds only from primary sources — the Founders’ words, the books they read, and contemporaneous sermons — not from his personal views.
The preview itself was unmistakably old-school Glenn: a sit-down where a buff, t-shirted digital George Washington speaks plainly about America’s problems — and, after Beck nudged it to “dumb it down,” the AI bluntly warns that America’s crisis is moral rather than merely political or economic. Critics mocked the avatar’s look and claimed the answers sounded like Beck; that reaction says more about the reactionaries than the substance.
Media outfits like Right Wing Watch and others were quick to label the project extremist or disingenuous, claiming the AI “echoed” Beck. Glenn’s riposte was simple and telling: if the Founders’ writings lead to the same diagnosis conservatives have long made about virtue and responsibility, then the left’s only recourse is to attack the messenger. The predictable outrage proves the point more than it disproves the AI.
Let’s be clear — using technology to recover and teach the principles that created this nation is not only legitimate, it’s necessary. For years the cultural establishment has hollowed out civics and history education, leaving generations ignorant of why liberty requires character and duty. Beck putting primary sources into an accessible AI that can analyze legislation and point back to the Framers’ intentions is the kind of initiative conservatives should celebrate, not deride.
Yes, the execution invited parody — the avatar looks like a gym-bro with a powdered wig and social media had a field day. But mockery is the refuge of people who can’t address the argument: the AI’s core message was a call to restore discipline, faith, and character — timeless goods that built America. If reminding Americans of virtue triggers outrage from the same media that excuses decadence, then that tells you everything you need to know about their priorities.
Conservatives should stop reflexively accepting the narrative that innovation from our side is propaganda while theirs is neutral. Glenn Beck is taking a stack of original documents and turning them into a resource that could actually educate citizens, and the left prefers to smear rather than engage. Real patriots will welcome any tool that points people toward the principles that keep freedom alive.
